Sure, you are welcome. I am not a fan of either of the teams, but I am rooting for Straka to finally win one title to conclude his great career. Him and Jagr are pretty much the last active players I have known personally, and while I respect Jagr (especially lately), I really liked Straka. One reason was that he never waited for me to greet him, but if he noticed me first, he immediately said "hello" himself. That un-star, unassuming, polite behavior goes a long way in my book. (I like to think it was NOT because despite the same age, I got a good head start on Straka in terms of graying and balding - even in my 20's ).

[Incidentally, among the members of media, the similar level of politeness has always been expressed mainly by - none other than Mark Madden.]

Pilsen leads the series 3:2 and can win the league title at home on Friday.

Interestingly, Pilsen had so many injured D-men that they suited their defense coach Jaroslav Spacek (who only played in some old-timer rec league during the last year). The tem told him to suit up yesterday, and Spacek said he felt so nervous that he could not sleep last night. He ended with the assist on the GWG.